However, his ancestral home, a concept important in Chinese society, was the town of Heqiao ( 和橋鎮 ) in Yixing, Wuxi, Jiangsu ( approximately southwest of downtown Wuxi, and from the shores of Lake Tai ).

After leaving Hangzhou the canal passes around the eastern border of Lake Tai, through the major cities of Jiaxing, Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou before reaching Zhenjiang.

After Pizhou, a northerly course passes through Tai ' erzhuang to enter Weishan Lake at Hanzhuang bound for Nanyang and Jining ( this course is the remnant of the New Nanyang Canal of 1566 – see below ).

These tribes formed villages on the edges of hills above the wetlands around Lake Tai.

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Lake Tai is linked to the renowned Grand Canal and is the origin of a number of rivers, including Suzhou Creek.

In recent years, Lake Tai has been plagued by pollution as a result of rapid economic growth in the surrounding region.

Fossils indicate that Lake Tai was dry land until the ingression of the East China Sea during the Holocene epoch.

The growing deltas of the Yangtze and Qiantang rivers eventually sealed off Lake Tai from the sea, and the influx of fresh water from rivers and rains turned Lake Tai into a freshwater lake.

According to many guidebooks, Lake Tai is best seen from the scenic viewpoint in Xihui Park ( 錫惠公園 ) in the west of Wuxi ( 無錫 ), from the top of Dragon Light Pagoda ( 龍光塔 Lóng Guāng Tǎ ), from which both Wuxi and Lake Tai are visible.

Mei Yuan is also located in Lake Tai.

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* Grand Rapids, Newaygo and Lake Shore Railroad

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